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Expressions for '(human) quality' in Czech and other Slavonic languages

Publication at Faculty of Arts |
2019

Abstract

The word for 'quality' is not common Slavonic; its equivalents were only formed in individual Slavonic languages relatively late. Not infrequently, more expressions of one language compete with each other in this sense, also the motivation of the words is quite varied.

In this paper, I will particularly deal with the development and alterations of the words for 'quality' in Czech, the situation in other Slavonic languages will be briefly outlined then.